Back to the topic, I'm rather a minimalist. I'd like to play the Base game + only one expansion (major or just mini).
I'm actually totally ok with playing only with the base game, and adding 1 (yes, only 1) mini to the game to add a bit variety. I'm not super fond of the idea of putting a bunch of minis together to try to get the size of a large expansion... I also don't see the point of rushing to play with all expansions available in JCZ: if we play one mini per tournament, we can play for at least the next 3 years without having a similar tournament. We learn better the strategies of each expansion when played separately, in my opinion.
For now I voted BC&B... after, I expect others to disagree with the idea of playing one mini at a time, but that's ok. I think a majority of forum members here really like mega carc games but for me, the base game alone is still very interesting.